Laretia acaulis(Cav.) Gillies & Hook.

Family:Apiaceae

Description:Remarkably identical in vegetative and flora appearance to Azorella patagonica (mat to cushion-forming, 2-5cm tall with an extensive spread in the wild, tight and hard in texture) except for its fewer-flowered umbels and conspicuous large, pale, ribbed fr

Habitat:in open dry rock or soil slopes and gravelly ridge tops as an element, often dominant, of high alpine steppe communities at 2000-3700m

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Laretia acaulis